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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A narrow excavation driven through a pillar of coal.

   "A jenkin is then carried up the pillar alongside the old bords […]"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A male given name from Hebrew.
2. 2
   An English surname transferred from the given name, variant of Jenkins, especially in the south-west of England

Example

More examples

"A jenkin is then carried up the pillar alongside the old bords […]"

Etymology

Either transferred from the surname Jenkins or derived from the medieval given name Jankin, the pet form of Jan.

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